Siege of Vicksburg May 18, 1863 July 4, 1863

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Siege of Vicksburg(May 18, 1863 - July 4, 1863)

• Union gains control of the Mississippi River

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Vicksburg-- last Confederate stronghold on the
Mississippi River, surrenders to Gen. Grant and
the Army of the West after a six week siege. With
the Union now in control of the Mississippi, the
Confederacy is effectively split in two, cut off
from its western allies.
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The inhabitants had taken shelter in eaves dug in
the clay hills on which the city stands. In these
families lived day and night, and in these
children were born. Famine attacked the
inhabitants, and mule meat made a savory dish.